Actor
Peter Lorre
Born 26 June 1904 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) — died 23 March 1964
Peter Lorre was an Austro-Hungarian-born actor who became an international sensation as the child murderer in Fritz Lang's M (1931). He went on to a Hollywood career as a distinctive character player, often cast as sinister or ambiguous foreigners, and as a memorable screen partner to Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet.
Key films
M (1931)On Cinespective
His breakout role as a hunted child killer made him famous across Europe and defined his screen persona.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
His first English-language film, playing the villain in an early Alfred Hitchcock thriller.
Mad Love (1935)
A classic horror performance as an obsessed surgeon, among his best-known Hollywood leading roles.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
As the scheming Joel Cairo, he began his celebrated pairing with Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet.
Casablanca (1943)On Cinespective
His small but unforgettable role as Ugarte helped make him a fixture of classic Hollywood.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 115
- 1929The Missing Wife · as Patient of a DentistActor
- 1931M · as Hans BeckertActor
- 1931A Man's a Man · as Galy GayActor
- 1931Bombs Over Monte Carlo · as PawlitschekActor
- 1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F. · as Redakteur StixActor
- 1932F.P.1 Doesn't Answer · as Bildreporter JohnnyActor
- 1932Stupéfiants · as The HunchbackActor
- 1932Five from the Jazzband · as Car ThiefActor
- 1932A Shot at Dawn · as KlotzActor
- 1932The White Demon · as HunchbackActor
- 1933High and Low · as BeggarActor
- 1933What Women Dream · as Otto FuessliActor
- 1933Invisible Opponent · as Henry PlessActor
- 1933The Oil Sharks · as Henry PlessActor
- 1934The Man Who Knew Too Much · as AbbottActor
- 1935Mad Love · as Doctor GogolActor
- 1935Crime and Punishment · as Roderick RaskolnikovActor
- 1936Secret Agent · as The GeneralActor
- 1936Crack-Up · as Colonel GimpyActor
- 1937Think Fast, Mr. Moto · as Kentaro MotoActor
- 1937Thank You, Mr. Moto · as Mr. MotoActor
- 1937Lancer Spy · as Maj. Sigfried GruningActor
- 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing! · as Professor SturmActor
- 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble · as Kentaro MotoActor
- 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto · as Mr. MotoActor
- 1938Mr. Moto Takes a Chance · as Mr. MotoActor
- 1938I'll Give a Million · as Louie 'The Dope' MonteauActor
- 1939Mr. Moto's Last Warning · as Mr. Kentaro MotoActor
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger Island · as Kentaro MotoActor
- 1939Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation · as Mr. MotoActor
- 1940Stranger on the Third Floor · as The StrangerActor
- 1940Strange Cargo · as M'sieu PigActor
- 1940The Eternal Jew · as Hans Beckert (archive footage)Actor
- 1940You'll Find Out · as Professor Karl FenningerActor
- 1940Island of Doomed Men · as Stephen DanelActor
- 1940I Was an Adventuress · as PoloActor
- 1941The Maltese Falcon · as Joel CairoActor
- 1941The Face Behind the Mask · as Janos 'Johnny' SzaboActor
- 1941They Met in Bombay · as Captain ChangActor
- 1941Mr. District Attorney · as Paul HydeActor
- 1942All Through the Night · as PepiActor
- 1942Invisible Agent · as Baron IkitoActor
- 1942The Boogie Man Will Get You · as Dr. Arthur LorentzActor
- 1943Casablanca · as UgarteActor
- 1943Background to Danger · as Nikolai ZaleshoffActor
- 1943The Constant Nymph · as Fritz BercovyActor
- 1943The Cross of Lorraine · as Sergeant BergerActor
- 1943Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines · as Secret AgentActor
- 1944Arsenic and Old Lace · as Dr. EinsteinActor
- 1944Passage to Marseille · as MariusActor
- 1944The Mask of Dimitrios · as Cornelius LeydenActor
- 1944Hollywood Canteen · as SelfActor
- 1944The Conspirators · as Jan BernazskyActor
- 1945Confidential Agent · as ContrerasActor
- 1945Hotel Berlin · as Johannes KoenigActor
- 1946The Chase · as GinoActor
- 1946Black Angel · as MarkoActor
- 1946The Verdict · as Victor EmmricActor
- 1946Three Strangers · as Johnny WestActor
- 1947My Favorite Brunette · as KismetActor
- 1947The Beast with Five Fingers · as Hilary CumminsActor
- 1948Casbah · as SlimaneActor
- 1949Rope of Sand · as ToadyActor
- 1950Quicksand · as Nick DramoshagActor
- 1950Double Confession · as PaynterActor
- 1951The Lost OneDirector
- 1951The Lost One · as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl NeumeisterActor
- 1953Beat the Devil · as Julius O'HaraActor
- 195420,000 Leagues Under the Sea · as ConseilActor
- 1954Casino Royale · as Le ChiffreActor
- 1954The Disneyland Story · as SelfActor
- 1954Operation Undersea · as SelfActor
- 1956Around the World in 80 Days · as StewardActor
- 1956Meet Me in Las VegasActor
- 1956Congo Crossing · as Colonel John Miguel Orlando ArragasActor
- 1956No. 5 Checked Out · as WillyActor
- 1956Sizeman and Son · as KarpActor
- 1957Silk Stockings · as BrankovActor
- 1957The Sad Sack · as AbdulActor
- 1957The Story of Mankind · as NeroActor
- 1957The Buster Keaton Story · as Kurt BergnerActor
- 1957Hell Ship Mutiny · as LamoretActor
- 1957Collector’s Item · as Mr. MunseyActor
- 1957The Fabulous IrishmanActor
- 1957The Jet-Propelled Couch · as Dr. OstrowActor
- 1957The Last Tycoon · as Pete ZavrasActor
- 1959The Big Circus · as SkeeterActor
- 1960Scent of Mystery · as SmileyActor
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · as Comm. Lucius EmeryActor
- 1961Five Fingers : Thin Ice · as The ColonelActor
- 1962Tales of Terror · as Montresor ("The Black Cat")Actor
- 1962Five Weeks in a Balloon · as AhmedActor
- 1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingActor
- 1963The Raven · as Dr. Adolphus BedloActor
- 1964The Comedy of Terrors · as Felix GillieActor
- 1964The Patsy · as Morgan HeywoodActor
- 1964Muscle Beach Party · as Mr. StrangdourActor
- 1967The Dinosaur and the Baby · as Hans Beckert (archive footage)Actor
- 1968The Movie Orgy · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1979The Hollywood Clowns · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1983The Horror of It All · as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)Actor
- 1984The Double Face of Peter Lorre · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1987Creepy Classics · as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)Actor
- 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickActor
- 1996Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1997Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Heroes of Horror · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Moto Is Missing · as Mr. Moto (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb · as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film · as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)Actor
- 2015A Physical History of 'M' · as Hans Beckert (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies · as Self - (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.